Chocolate Chip Oatmeal Cookie Bars

So last weekend we had our first cookout of the season, with a few friends. Everyone brought a dish to share while we provided the grilling meats and these yummy dessert bars. They are so easy to make using refrigerated cookie dough as the base. And oh my, were they delicious!!

Chocolate Chip Oatmeal Cookie Bars

1 roll (16.5 oz) refrigerated chocolate chip cookies

1 cup quick-cooking oats

2/3 cup caramel ice cream topping

5 tablespoons all-purpose flour

1 teaspoon vanilla

3/4 cup chopped pecans

1/2 cup semi-sweet mini chocolate chips

Heat oven to 350°F. In large bowl, break up cookie dough. Stir or knead in oats. Reserve 1/2 cup dough for topping.

Line a 9-inch baking pan with parchment paper for easy release and press remaining dough mixture evenly in bottom to form crust.

Bake 10 to 12 minutes or until dough puffs and appears dry.

In small bowl, mix caramel topping, flour and vanilla until well blended.

Chris Nease is a party stylist and home entertaining expert with over 15 years of experience. In addition to her work as founding editor of Celebrations At Home, Chris is an editorial stylist and has contributed to Homes.com, SheKnows, and countless other websites. Most recently she was featured in Celebrate magazine, and her work has been published in Woman's World, Ocala Style, Yum Food & Fun for Kids, and Cottages & Bungalows.

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